Between 28-30 December 1917, Padua suffered three air raids by Austrian aircraft. After the first, The Times of London reported:"December 29. : Yesterday evening at 9 p.m. enemy airmen, true to their...
Riesenflugzeug "R VI" (Lizenzbau der Gothaer Waggonfabrik) wird in Staaken aus der Luftschiffhalle geschoben; die Besatzung steigt ins Flugzeug; Motoren in den Gondeln werden angelassen; Startvorberei...
Feldflugplatz mit mehreren, nacheinander startenden Doppeldeckern "Albatros C". 1. Zwischentitel: Aufklärer. Bild: Ein Aufklärungsflugzeug "LVG C II"; der Pilot im Flugzeug; der Beobachter steigt e...
The year is 1915. The French air force, fighting on the front lines, is divided into bomber, reconnaissance, and fighter plane squadrons. Before taking off, the pilots responsible for bombing enemy li...
(Reel 1) Trainees are shown various types of camera, the L-Type, the C-Type, and a recently-introduced camera which uses film instead of plates. They are taught elementary chemistry for developing and...
The film starts with some of the available aircraft, including an SE5a and a De Havilland DH9 with US 'Liberty' engine. Most of the DH9s have, to help them land on the snowbound airfield, skids fitted...
(Reel 1) The film compares the old ways of the desert with modern technology by starting with an Arab camel train coming to rest at an oasis. At dawn the riders wake with prayers and resume their jour...
Reportage about a demonstration flight by aviator Clement van Maasdijk On July 31 and August 1, 1910, the Dutch aviator Clement van Maasdijk gave two flight demonstrations during Heerenveen’s ‘air...
Probably 27 Night Bomber Squadron RFC at Serny in early 1918. An Airco DH4 is brought out of its hangar and fitted with 20-pound bombs. The pilot and gunner board the plane. A light tramway is used fo...
Beobachter steigt ins Flugzeug und bespricht mit dem Piloten die Flugroute; Start des Doppeldeckers "AEG C IV"; Beobachter fotografiert mit der Luftbildkamera; Flugaufnahmen von Laon, Hauptstadt des f...
The aircraft takes off from the flight deck, after which deck officers check the wind's speed relative to the ship. Most of the film shows the pilot's point of view. He overflies the carrier once, loo...
Some of the women work driving or doing maintenance work on RAF cars and lorries. One woman changes the tyre on a staff car, but is unable to get the inner tube detached from the tyre, even with the h...
The squadron pilots start up their Fairey IIIF aircraft and take off. Three of them, and the camera plane (see note below), overfly the mountain, which is covered with snow.
Newsreel item on airc...
Flugaufnahmen der Stadt Laon mit dem Fluss Aisne; Festungsanlage und ein Schloss; Flug entlang dem Chemin des Dames nahe der Aisne.
A man in the uniform of an RFC flight sergeant prepares the camera on a workbench. First the lens cap is removed and the lens cleaned. Then he sets the blind aperture and the exposure indicator to zer...
Pilot tests engine and controls of Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin (serial number C4130) and mechanic attempts to swing propeller. Line of three Dolphins start up and are lifted round so as to taxi into the posi...